If there’s one thing this video from AsapSCIENCE taught me, it’s that I have a terrible memory. Thankfully (or then again, maybe not), it turns out a lot of other people do too.
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6:25 am Tue
Jun 20, 2017
The freaky tricks your memory can play on you
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Why some people hate Jews and Asian-Americans
Social psychologist Amy Cuddy and her colleagues have developed a “theory of prejudice” that goes deeper than a simplistic us-versus-them mindset. According to her research, when the world feels volatile or the economy is tanking, groups that are stereotyped as both “cold” (“unfriendly” and “untrustworthy”) and “competent” (“ambitious, intelligent and skillful”) are more likely to […]
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Scientists study the psychology of death metal
Psychology professor William Forde Thompson of Australia’s Macquarie University and his colleagues have published a series of scientific papers about the appeal of death metal. The scientists were surprised to learn that death metal fans aren’t particularly angry or violent people and actually in a happy place whilst head-banging to the likes of Morbid Angel […]
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Enjoy this strange new audiovisual illusion from Caltech scientists
Caltech researchers developed the illusion above to illustrate postdiction, a sensory phenomenon “in which a stimulus that occurs later can retroactively affect our perceptions of an earlier event.” From Caltech Matters: “Illusions are a really interesting window into the brain,” says first author Noelle Stiles (PhD ’15), a visitor in biology and biological engineering and […]
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Got stockings to stuff? Black Friday just came early.
In case you hadn’t noticed from the sleigh bell-heavy music and the hues on your Starbucks cup, the holiday season hasn’t shown any more patience this year. But that doesn’t need to be a bad thing, especially if you’re hoping to get a jump on your shopping. Retailers aren’t waiting til Black Friday to dish […]
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Raspberry Pi's potential is wider than you think
What do you get for the techie who has everything? How about giving them a Raspberry Pi and letting them make pretty much anything. Or better yet, do it for yourself with the Ultimate Raspberry Pi eBook Bundle. This trove of ideas and education unlocks the unlimited potential of this mini-computer, whose affordability and versatility […]
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Write with a pen, save your notes online with this futuristic notebook
Note-taking just caught up to the digital age. For most of us, writing freehand is quicker and more convenient than pecking away on a tablet, but what to do when you need those scribbles on file? Grab a Rocketbook Everlast Reusable Notebook, which seamlessly fuses analog and digital notes. Just jot down your thoughts, journals […]
